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Why is my neuropathy worse while driving?

Neuropathy | Last Active: Sep 28 7:19am | Replies (47)

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@flashgordon51 and @dbeshears1, I appreciate that you have genuine concerns about driving with neuropathy in your hands. I also have pretty significant numbness, pain, and tingling in both of my hands from SFN (small fiber neuropathy), I began to notice that I was gripping the steering wheel pretty intensely. It finally came to me that I was concerned about losing control because of limited normal feelings. Here are two things that have helped.

1. Twice a week I have MFR sessions with two therapists. They split their work for my hands and feet. This means that one begins and the other finishes. For my hands, they lock fingers with my hand and perform a flexing of the fingers. That sure helps.
2. I use a topical Medical Cannabis balm on my hands to reduce the tingling and numbness.
3. My bonus is that over the last few years I have become more able to tolerate the neuropathy symptoms to some extent as the SFN progresses. I was surprised at how much we can learn to tolerate.
Have you tried any of these helpful possibilities?

May you both be free of suffering and the causes of suffering.
Chris

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Chris - Thanks for sharing and confirming we’re not alone in our travels (so it’s not all in our heads ☺️) My current neurologist had never heard of MFR and quickly dismissed it. I have a new Neurologist scheduled in a few weeks and plan on discussing with him. I also mentioned it to my Integrative Medicine Dr. - she’d heard of it but didn’t know a lot about it, but recommended acupuncture. I have my “last” session this week. I’ll say I’ve been pleased with results and positive energy so far, but more in my feet than in my hands.
Where better should I ask about MFR? In the mean time I’ll try to release the death grip on my steering wheel and do more finger interlocking exercises.

I am curious as to how well the can I is cream works.